TIL Alberto Ascari's death, Bill Vukovich's fatal crash and the Le Mans disaster all occured within 3 weeks time in 1955

26th May 1955

Italian motor racing ace Alberto Ascari dies when this Ferrari car he is testing skids and somersaults, throwing him from the car

30th May 1955

Bill Vukovich is killed in a chain-reaction crash while holding a 17-second lead on the 57th lap of the Indianapolis 500.

11th June 1955

Horrific crash at the 24 Hours of Le Mans leaves 84 dead and hundreds injured